Barrel-cart.



P. C. JORGENSON.

'BARREL CART. APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 1,1908.

- Patented Jan.19, 1909.

1 /l aw H. L T i, A1-- M P e Jorge/g raiz By TTOHNEYS PETER C. JORGENSON, OF LEDYARD, IOWA.

BARREL-caer.

Specification o' Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

Application :Sled June 1, 1998. Serial No. 435,970.

T o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER C. JoRGENsoN,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Ledyard, in the county of Kossuth and State of Iowa, have invented a new and ImprovedBarrel-Cart, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to carts which are adapted to be used for the transportation of barrels, and it has standards to which outwardly extending axles are secured, a frame which is adapted to keep the standards in proper relation to each other, an extending handle and legs which are secured to the standards, the 'legs being disposed parallel therewith, the standards having inwardly disposed bolts secured thereto, the bolts having oblong heads and a barrel supporter which is composed of side members with oblong holes therein which are adapted to engage the bolts with the oblong heads, a ring which is adapted to be secured to one set of te 1minals of the side members, and a cross-bar the terminals of which may be secured to the side members at different places in order to vary the distance between' the ring and the cross-bar.

In this specification I will describe the preferred form of my invention, but I do not limit myself thereto, as I consider myself entitled to all forms and embodiments of the invention which may be held to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specication, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section on the line 1 1 of Fig. 2, showing a barrel in position in the cart; Fig. 2 is `an end view of the cart with a barrel disposed therein; Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the construction of my barrel supporter which is used in the cart; and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of one of the standards showing the bolt with the oblong head which is adapted to engage the oblong openings in the side members of the barrel supporter.

By referring to the drawings, it will be seen that standards 1 are provided, to which axles 2 are secured, the axles being disposed outwardly, and wheels 3 being mounted thereon. In order to secure the axles 2 to the standards 1 without exposing any surface on the inner faces of the standards 1, I employ the construction shown in the drawings, in which the axles 2 are secured to projecting members 4, which are in turn secured to the standards 1. Rods 5 and handle bars G are also secured to the standards 1, the rods 5 being connected by a frame member 7, which is adapted to support the standards in proper position relatively to each other, the handle bars G being connected by a suitable handle (not shown) at a convenient distance from the standards. Legs 8 are also provided, the legs 8 being disposed parallel to the standards 1 and crossing' the handle bars 6, to which they may be secured as shown at 9. rIhe legs 8 are bent so that they may be secured to the standards `1 at 10. On the inner faces of the standards 1 are secured hooks 11, which may be formed as shown in the drawings, by securing bolts to the standards 1, the bolts having oblong heads, as shown in Fig. 4. A barrel supporter 12 has side members 13 which have oblong openings 14 therein, which are adapted to engage the oblong heads of the hooks 11. A. ring 15 is provided, which, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, has a hook 16 on its periphery, which is adapted to engage an orifice in one of the side members 13, and diametrically opposite to the said hook 16 there is an opening in the ring which may be disposed in alinement with an opening in one of the side members 13, through which a bolt 17 may be inserted to secure the ring to the side member. @ther openings 18 are provided, so that the rings may be secured, if desired, closer to the oblong openings 14, and it will also be understood that rings varying in diameter may be used to fit barrels of different sizes. The lower terminals of the side members 13 are bent to form flanges 19 in which there are openings, and through these openings are disposed the terminals 2O of the cross-bar 21, the terminals 2O being bent t0r form pins 22 which may be introduced in orifices 23 of the lower ends of the side members 13, a series of such openings being provided so that the cross-bar 21 may be disposed at any desired distance from the oblong openings 14. When the ring 15 is removed from the side members 13, there is no difficulty in adjusting the pins 22 with reference to the side members 13, for the upper terminals of the side members may be drawn together as may be desired, to permit of the pins being introduced into the desired oriices.

In using my invention, the size of the barrel having been ascertained, the ring 15 is adjusted to the side members 13 of the barrel supporter 12, and the cross-bar 21 is adj usted with reference to the side members 13, so that it will be at a suitable distance from the ring. The barrel supporter 12 is then swung on the standards 1 until the cross-bar 21 is close to the bottom of the barrel, when the barrel is tipped so that its upper portion will extend through the ring 15, when it is lifted on the cross-bar 21, so that it will be disposed as shown in the Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. In this position the barrel is firmly secured, and may be transported as may be desired, the oblong openings 14 being near the ring 15 so that when the barrel supporter is adjusted on the oblong heads of the hooks 11 the barrel with the barrel supporter will swing in the standards 1, without danger of spilling its contents during the transportation. lVhen barrels of other sizes are to be conveyed, new rings 15 are adjusted to the side members 13 of the barrel supporter 12, and if necessary, these new rings 15 are pivoted to the side members 13, at a different distance from the oblong openings 14. The cross-bar 21 is also adjusted with reference to the side members 13, so

` that it is disposed at a proper distance from the oblong openings 14. It will, therefore be seen that by a very simple method I am able to so adjust the parts, that a barrel will be closely fitted to the barrel supporter, which is pivoted to the standards 1 of the cart, as has been described. At any time desired, the device may be used without the cross-bar 21, by readjusting the parts so that the ring 15 will fit a barrel just below its center.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a barrel cart, side members having orifices therein, a ring which is adapted to be secured to the side members at varying distances from its terminals, means by which the ring may be so secured to the side members, one set of terminals of the side members being angularly disposed to form flanges with reference to its body, there being oriiices in the said flanges, a cross-bar having angular terminals which are adapted to be disposed in the orifices in the iianges, and means to secure the angular terminals of the cross-bar to the side members.

2. A barrel cart consisting of standards, axles secured thereto, wheels mounted on the axles, side members, means on the standards which are adapted to detachably engage means on the side members and to interlock therewith when the standards are rotated relatively to the side members, mea-ns on the side members which are adapted tointerlock with the said means on the standards, and a ring and cross bar secured to the side members.

3. A barrel cart consisting of standards, axles secured thereto, wheels mounted on the axles, means to hold the standards in their relative positions, side members, means on the standards which are adapted to detachably engage means on the side members and to interlock therewith when the standards are rotated relatively to the side members, means on the side members which are adapted to interlock with the said means on the standards, a ring and a cross bar which are adjustably secured to the side members, meansto hold the ring in a predetermined position relatively to the side members, and means to hold the cross bar in a predetermined position relatively to the side members.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PETER C. JORGENSON.

Vitnesses JUDsoN LAUGHLIN, O. L. GRAVES. 

